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Funniest bits from comedian and entertainer Jeanne Little
Jeanne Little's catch cry 'Ooooh aaah! Dahling!' is bound to bring back happy memories for viewers of Australian daytime television from the 1970s to the 2000s. Falling into television 'accidentally...
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Martin/Molloy: Tony Martin and Mick Molloy comedy radio show
Martin/Molloy was a popular, nationally syndicated comedy radio program broadcast to over 50 radio stations between 1995 and 1998. Hosted by comedians and former D-Generation and The Late Show co-...
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Graham Kennedy radio
Graham Kennedy began his career in radio, where he learnt the skills that made him a TV superstar. In 1949, aged 15, Graham embarked on his radio career as a messenger boy for Radio Australia. In...
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Graham Kennedy highlights
Celebrating the life and work of Graham Kennedy, 'The King' of Australian television. The boy from Balaclava conquered the small screen, and for four decades was Australia's greatest television star...
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Amazing facts about comedian Jeanne Little
Adored by Australian television audiences for decades, we list 12 reasons to love Jeanne Little.
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Austen Tayshus
We spoke with Austen Tayshus (aka Sandy Gutman), 'Australia's most dangerous and subversive comedian'.
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Mick Molloy’s Celebrity Corner: Paul Keating – Sustainable Growth
Politics was a major focus for comedy on the show and Martin/Molloy cleverly juggled smart political satire with low-brow humour. The show often showcased Tony Martin’s comedically exaggerated ...
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Mick Molloy on Game Changers: Why Martin/Molloy Succeeded
In this clip from Episode 6 of the Game Changers: Radio podcast, Mick Molloy describes to Craig Bruce a typical Martin/Molloy workday and the factors that helped make the show a success. Martin/...
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White Wine in the Sun (live) by Tim Minchin
Don't be fooled by Tim and his piano: ‘White Wine in the Sun’ is a powerful song and has been known to have many adults in tears by the end, thanks to its thought-provoking lyrics. That’s pretty good...
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Six White Boomers by Russell Coight
Written in 1960 ‘Six White Boomers’ is another Christmas song with a local theme; Santa unhooks his reindeers and delivers Christmas presents to Australian children with the aid of six large white...
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